Beachbody Thread 6 (Insanity, T25, 21 Day Fix, 80 Day Obsession etc)

Chest and triceps last night. That was hard. I was already burned out before the burn out! I feel very tired today and it’s a very different type of tiredness from weights than the one I get from lots of cardio - my arms feel like they’ve got 20kg weights attached to them! I’m glad of the rest day today

Roman - apparently the chemicals your brain releases when you run which create the high are the same as those you get when you smoke cannabis and they also make you feel hungry! Sorry you’re broken. Hope you mend soon (or at least faster than me, I now have the permanent doms you get when you start a new workout programme)

Well done on the leg workout poppy. That’s a tough one to start on. Week one legs nearly killed me so I’m a bit afraid of week 2. I did back and biceps today. I wore my lovely (sale purchased) lululemon leggings as I thought it was just weights and no HIIT so I wouldn’t be too hot. Oh dear. Not only were the weights really hard but the HIIT was really hard too so I was boiling and knackered by the end. It felt much harder than last weeks equivalent, but maybe it’s like childbirth, you can’t remember the pain so it’s a surprise each time?

Will look for that programme Purple sounds interesting.

I decided to try the week 2 leg workout today as I was too lazy to carry weights down stairs I modified everything, which was the right move as I still struggled and was out of breath so quickly! My knees are hurting but think its my weight being up that is the cause. Just need to take it slow and lose some weight I guess!

Welcome Dave. You’ll have company for round 2 as there are 3 of us on this thread doing liift now.

Watched an interesting programme called ‘the truth about exercise’ on iPlayer last night. 2 things I found very interesting - running releases chemicals in your brain which give you a cannabis like high and also stimulates your appetite. (Explains why just running to lose weight is hard!) for strength gains you just need to work the muscle to exhaustion - whether it’s a heavy or light weight doesn’t matter, but obviously it’s faster with a heavier weight. It also explained why HIIT is so effective even though it is very short.
The programme is well worth a watch.

Rest day for me thank goodness. my chest is so sore it hurt changing gears when I was driving this am!

Reastie your garden sounds amazing, well done on drive and step workout!

Dave welcome Well done for getting to week 8 of liift, be great to have another person on it.

Purple if you did 5 tricep pushups on toes thats bloody amazing - I can barely do 5 on my knees.

Roman sounds like I was lifting similar weights to be honest but for some I was pushing to go heavier.

Hi I have been lurking (and doing BOD) for a while now, I've done 21DF and 21DFX a couple of times and attempted T25 twice

Today I have completed my first 8 weeks of Liift4 and I have loved it so much (apart from the hiit!) I am taking a weeks break and will be repeating Liift4 starting next Monday

Purple there are lots of ‘natural’ areas and trees and it’s the family garden rather than just mine. My parents live down the road and own it but our garden leads directly into it so essentially it’s ours too. So best bit is we don’t have to upkeep it as they do! Although my dad has both a sit on mower and a tractor mower!

Today I did the warm up from a pg step workout on amazon prime. It would have been barely out of breath ridiculously easy preg but I was huffing and puffing through it and had to give up after just the 7 minute warm up. So I may have only done 7 minutes today but intensity for my lack of activity was the most I’ve had since mid October so counting it as progress.

Decided to take myself out for a drive this morning as I haven’t left home in a month and the longer it gets the more of a mental thing it becomes. It’s weird, I’m not stir crazy at all stuck at home, I guess that shows I’m not myself. Anyway, I drove around local roads just to feel like I left home and challenge myself. I drove around my old running route roads and saw so many runners out, more than I ever usually do when running and then I realise it was early January so they are all the New Years resolution runners! Wonder how long they’ll last.

Haven’t had any new year thread joiners come on and no update from plink recently, hope she’s ok.

Purple tricep push ups are by far the hardest, and in a weird way it’s good when you can’t do many or only use light weight as it means it’s so much more obvious as you progress how strong you get.

I’m glad you got out reastie. I hope it helped. I’m very envious of the 13 acre garden - do you have to mow all of that?! Yikes. Mind you, you could have a sit on mower which is a dream of mine.....

I did chest and triceps today. I was very sore and tired when I got up so I was amazed I got through it. I had to dig out my lightest weights for some of the tricep moves - I haven’t used those weights in 12mths so that gave me a feel for how much strength I’ve lost after 4wks off. I only managed 5 tricep press ups per set on my knees too. So, there’s plenty of room for improvement over 8 weeks! I feel knackered now

I shoukd make it clear I didn’t do the afternoon workout as I felt rubbish before I could do it. It would’ve been too much anyway.

Love hearing about the lift workouts. Very envious! Also envious of all the walking and running.

This morning I went out for fresh air, hurrah! First time in at least 2 weeks I’ve left the home. It was only in the garden (but we have a big 13 acre garden) and I didn’t do a full circuit but I walked to the far side, sat down for a while listening to a podcast then walked back. My pace was quicker than last time and I didn’t feel too exhausted. In fact, this morning I almost felt normal at times. After lunch I was tempted to do a workout as my body felt ready and itching for it but I then went downhill again and had to lie in bed . I really hope given another couple of weeks or so I can do more of a proper workout not just an untra gentle barely there 15 minute build up attempt.

Purple it took me too long to learn the lesson that rest days in a way are as important as workout days. Your body won’t thank you innthe long run

I was going to say the same re getting out in the garden reastie. Getting natural light is massively important for your body and mental health. It might help your mood just to get even a short exposure of sunlight - not that there is much of that at this time of year....

Roman - did I miss something? 21yrs married - wow. I’m married 10yrs and that feels like ages.

Poppy - definitely join us on liift. I doubt I’m much ahead of you on the weights - being ill for ages has made me really weak so I’m struggling quite a lot.

I got out for a run today. It was my first since Xmas day and my legs were sooooo sore after the lift workout yesterday. Managed 7miles with a lot of walks. Am completely broken now so I perhaps overdid it a bit. Now I see why you only do 4 workouts per week on liift. I’ve stil got chest and triceps to do tomorrow from week 1

But if building up exercise at home makes you feel good do that and sit in your garden with a warm ginger tea drink for some fresh air.

Reastie I am sorry if this comes across tactless or obvious but I have found these www.amazon.co.uk/Cleanis-CareBag-Absorbent-Vomit-Sickness/dp/B0051AZZCM/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?keywords=travel+sickness+bags&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1546695343&sr=8-3
I was thinking you could get a rucksack together with bottle of water, crackers, face wipes etc? Are there walls and things on your road you could lean on if you feel ill?

I'm still here!

So happy that you are able to build in some exercise, as I know you love it Reastie. Could you build up going outside by having a walk to the end of the road and back, then round the block etc - make sure you have everything you might need with you.

Planning to have one more day of christmas - I have reigned it in though, did a weigh in this morning and back to my heaviest weight but I feel pretty good considering!

Decorations down tomorrow and hopefully one fun beachbody workout at some point over the weekend then I am going to be a bit foolish and leap into week 2 LIIFT so I have some company. Not going to go too heavy though as have had no problems with my arm while not exercising.

Purple I am so jealous that you love killer workouts annoying about your boiler, that is one of the most sucky things to break down.

Roman 21 years of marriage - congratulations!!!

Purple well done on the legs workout, I can imagine hiit after lots of squats and lunges being a killer.

Had a day doing nothing on Thursday as it was a bad day then yesterday did five minute warm up on my step (just an allsortment of basic step moves which was still quite a lot of activity for atm) then 15 mins of whatever toning exercise came in my head. Thinking of going for a little walk for my activity for today. Still putting on weight and still having to eat ridiculous amounts but am at times managing to eat salad/healthier foods and do some kind of activity most days rather than sitting on the sofa. Still haven’t left the house since my scan nearly a month ago and it’s starting to become a bit of a mental issue as when I get anxious or stressed by nausea gets really bad, and when I do too much it also comes back (as well as being here a lot anyway) so the thought of doing something that will both exhaust me and make me stressed and anxious is scary.

Missed a workout last night due to a minor (now fixed) boiler breakdown. By the time that was sorted it was a bit late, although the house was so cold, working out might have been a good way to keep warm!
So did lift legs tonight. Was finding it challenging but ok until I got to the HIIT bit which was killer. Omg - my legs were wobbly when I came back downstairs after my shower. I loved it! My legs will definitely hate me tomorrow though

That’s excellent re the DIY workout reastie. It’s good to have a plan.

Roman - I did lift workout 2 tonight. OMG my poor biceps. I’m worried about being able to move at all tomorrow and I ended up using my lighter weights as I couldn’t manage with my heavier ones. I will admit to missing the HIIT bit of the workout though - I like a combination of the weights and HIIT. Might have to do legs tomorrow to give my poor arms a rest.

Thermo it’s always good to be ahead of the crowd, starting on NYE sounds like the kind of thing I’d do!

Purple yay to feeling better, bet that feels a relief! Give it a couple of weeks and you’ll be back on full force.

This morning I did my own strength workout I invented. A mixture of a leg move followed by an arm move, all quite gentle and only one round of ten reps but felt so good to be doing something. I figure if I start it here I can build to 12 then 15 reps then add in round 2 and hopefully round 3 over time. I’m determined not to get as big and unfit as I was before (which is easy to say in the mornings when I feel as good as I get but not so easy in afternoons and evenings when I feel so rubbish all I can do is eat to try and help things). I’m putting my health above all else this time (and the baby obv) so I’m not pressuring myself about feeling better for work yet (mo way could I do it yet as I get exhausted by walking ten minutes and feel all sick but hopefully it’ll improve) I’m purely focusing on being as healthy and strong as I can be and not ruining my physical and mental self. I hope that doesn’t sound selfish but it’s the only way I can survive this and not lose myself.

Happy new year everyone!
I’m delighted to report the first thread workout of 2019!! I felt better this am so did my first lift workout. Woo hoo. I felt like I had been ill forever so I feel so relieved I’m finally feeling better. Had to do workout 3 (shoulders) as only had 30mins. I’ve lost a lot of strength but I guess it will come back quickly.

Reastie - well done on the walk. I’m glad you corrected yourself as I was going to post that perhaps a run was pushing a bit too hard!

Well done on the diet restart roman. I need to do that although I’ve not been eating that much as have felt so rough. But to make up for the low food volume I’ve been eating mostly crap so I feel sure tomorrow’s weigh in won’t be pretty. I am craving salad and less rich food so that’s a good sign!

Have a good day all